Too miserable! The wrist ligament torn! The draft pick is three places higher than Yang Hansen s 25th Lotto Show

Do you believe it? In the summer league where the results of the game are irrelevant, the 2025 lottery show, which is strong in offense and weak in defense, seriously injured his left wrist in the game! Although this may sound incredible, Derek Quinn's indeed became the unlucky guy.

On July 19, the New Orleans Pelicans officially announced that the team's No. 13 rookie Derek Quinn suffered a torn ligament on his left wrist. It is reported that Derek Quinn suffered an injury in the summer league against the Portland Trail Blazers. Quinn has successfully undergone repair surgery and is expected to undergo a reexamination in about 12 weeks.

I have to say that Derek Quinn is really unlucky! Due to his serious injury to the left wrist, Zhouyue ligament torn, it will take at least 12 weeks to recover, which means he will definitely miss the NBA preseason that will start on October 3, and it is not even ruled out that he will miss the opening game of the 2025-26 regular season.

For a rookie, missing the preseason can be said to be a huge loss! Because the preseason is about whether every rookie can quickly integrate into the team, but Derek Quinn will "perfectly" miss the opportunity to practice with the "old people" in the team due to injury. How can he be so miserable?

When it comes to Derek Quinn, many people may feel unfamiliar with him, but fans who have watched the Trail Blazers' summer league game of the Pelicans should have some impression of this guy! Because in that game, Quinn, who was strong in offense and weak in defense, suffered a lot on the offensive end.

In this game, Quinn played 28 minutes and 7 seconds, made 5 of 11 shots, 7 of 8 free throws, scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds (5 frontcourt boards), 3 assists, 1 break and 2 blocks, plus or negative value +10. In that game against the Pelicans, Yang Hansen scored a career-high of 15 points, plus 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.

Although we remember more about the inside dialogue between Yang Hansen and Quinn in that game, the heartwarming action that Quinn made against Yang Hansen in the game is still fresh in memory! At that time, Yang Hansen wanted to make up for the dunk during an attack but was unbalanced. At this time, Derek Quinn, who was below Yang Hansen, made timely protection actions to help Yang Hansen avoid injuries. Through the heartwarming behavior of protecting Yang Hansen, it can be seen that Quinn should be a person with very good character!

In this summer league, this draft pick is three more than Yang Hansen (16th pick in the first round), the 2025 Lotto Show (13th pick in the first round), represented the New Orleans Pelicans in a total of 3 games, averaging 27.1 minutes per game, able to contribute 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 caps, with a shooting percentage of 43.8%, a three-point shooting percentage of up to 50.0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 72.2%.

In just three summer league games, Derek Quinn showed us his huge potential to become a double-double machine in the interior, but this sudden injury gave him a heavy blow, casting his rookie season!

In the past season, everyone seems to have become accustomed to Pelicans players suffering major injuries! The Pelicans can be said to have suffered a disaster-level injury in the 2024-25 season. Several major core members such as Zion Williamson, Dezonte Murray, Trey Murphy, Herbert Jones, Ingram (resigned) fell one after another due to injuries, which made the Pelicans, who were originally expected to enter the playoffs, only achieved a record of 21 wins and 61 losses in the West.

Now, the new season has not started yet, but the No. 13 pick Derek Quinn, they selected this year, fell down with a torn ligament on their left wrist! Perhaps, the New Orleans Pelicans are really a cursed team, and they are in a state of constant injury and are not at ease! May Derek Quinn recover soon and return to the field! Come on, Derek Quinn!